HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 454 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL POSE A
RISK TO AREA TRAVEL THROUGH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE LOWLAND DESERTS AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 457 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE
7500FT MONDAY EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING OVERNIGHT TO
AROUND 6500FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER WEST SLOPES AND RIDGES AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE DRIFTS
AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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